Sportsman&#39;s suit.



R. LESSELBAUM.

SPORTSMANS SUIT. APPLIOATIQN FILED MAR. 22,

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH COHWASHINGTON. u. c.

RUBIN LESSELBAUM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPORTSMAN S SUIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

Application filed. March 22, 1912. Serial No. 685,511.

2 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I, RUBIN LESSELBAUM, a resident of the city of New York, county of New York, State of New York, have in vent-ed certain new and useful Improvements in Sportsmens Suits, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof.

This invention relates to sportsmens suits and more especially to those especially adapted to be used under circumstances where it is desirable to'prevent the filtering in of dust, grease or other foreign particles which might'injure the garments worn under the suit. Such conditions have been found to be especially characteristic of, and incidental to motor cycling, and for convenience of description a motor cycling suit embodying the present invention is herein illustrated. In this sport the rider usually wears under an outer suit clothes of such a character as will permit him to appear pre sentable upon reaching his destination and after removal of said outer suit. In known outer suits designed for such wear, many objections have been presented, the most important of which has been that the suit did not efliciently prevent the filtering in of dust and grease, particularly around the waist line, and in case puttees were not used, around the bottom of the trouser legs. Another important consideration in such suits is their capacity for being folded into a bundle of minimum size. Previous suits in which puttees were used in connection with the trousers which were entirely independent of the coat, have been found to occupy so much space when rolled up, as to be most unsuitable for touring purposes. Further, said suits as hitherto constructed are comparatively loose fittin and as the parts thereof are separate from the other parts, currents of air enter under the cloth and create a balloon efi'ect thus greatly impeding the riders progress and causing him much discomfort and annoyance.

It is the object of this invention to overcome the difficulties hereinbefore noted by constructing a one piece sportsmans suit in which the trousers are attached to the inside of the coat and supported thereby and the leggings or puttees are formed integral with the trouser legs, thus most effectively preventing the entry of foreign particles under the suit and consequently avoiding injury to the garments thereunder.

It is a further object to provide such a suit which shall be inexpensive to make, of pleasing and natty appearance and which shall give the greatest degree of comfort to the.

rider in those portions where the strains are usually present, and which at the same time shall be practically air proof, dust proof and rain proof throughout.

In accordance with this structure a suit is obtained which may be readily folded into a small volume and so may be conveniently attached to any portion of the motor cycle, or, if used under different circumstances, may be conveniently stowed away in a small space.

Another object of this invention is to provide means attached to the inner side of the trouser legs to hold securely in shape and in place the trouser legs of the under suit. These means are so disposed as to be entirely hidden while the suit is in use.

Reference is now to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated a motor cycle suit constructed in accordance with the present invention and in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a complete suit, showing the general relationship of the parts thereof. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of a trouser leg in which the legging is made integral therewith. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in section taken on a horizontal plane'through the coat and adjacent the waist line of the trousers. Fig. l is a fragmentary view in section taken on a vertical plane and showing the relation of trousers and coat. Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of a modification of a trouser leg.

From Fig. 1 it will be obvious that to all appearances the suit herein illustrated is of two pieces, the trousers being attached to the ,coat on the inner side of the latter. In this embodiment, a Norfolk jacket 1 of any suitable material, preferably water proof, sup ports the trousers 2, the latter being fastened to the former at their waist line in any approved manner. The trousers 2 may have a loose flap 3 at their front portion which may be'secured to the rear portion or flap 4 which has its edge fastened to the coat approximately from the outer mid line of one leg to the outer mid line of the other leg. Suitable fastening means permitting the two flaps 3 and i to be readily connected or disconnected are provided and here shown as clasp buttons 5 which are preferably secured to the front flap 3 and which may engage with any one of a plurality of corresponding stud portions 6 fastened to the rear flap 4 whereby suitable adjustment of the waist line of the trousers may be secured. The Norfolk jacket 1 may be double breasted as shown in order to more positively prevent the filtering in of dust and grease along the front thereof, and is preferably provided with a comparatively high collar 7 which is designed to snugly encircle the collar and under-coat collar and to be securely and adjustably fastened as by one or more rows of hooks and eyes 8 and 9 respectively. Adjacent the wrist section of the arms of the coat 1 are provided suitable straps 10 having buttonholes 11 to engage any one of a row of buttons 12 on the sleeve, whereby dust and wind are prevented from filtering in the sleeves of the coat.

The trousers 2 in the preferred embodiment are made at the lower leg portions in the form of leggings 2 of a size and shape to suit the wearer. Each lower legging portion is split on the outside, as shown particularly in Fig. 2, from the knee down to constitute flap portions, the innermost of which has a row of suitable buttons 13 to be engaged. by corresponding button-holes let formed adjacent the edge of the other flap. Interiorly of each legging portion are provided suitable fastening means herein illustrated as straps Two such straps 15 are preferably used, one being opposite the calf of the leg and the other being opposite the ankle. These straps are drawn around the under trousers, after the latter are properly folded, and are secured at their free ends by suitable buttons 15 on the interior of the opposite flap of the legging. If desired, a foot strap 16 may be provided on the bottom of each trouser leg to hold the same more securely in place.

From the above description it will be seen that this suit may be put on readily when the flaps 3 and 4 are unfastened and, of course, when the leggings 2* and the coat 1 are entirely open. After the suit is in its proper relation to the under suit, the straps 15 may be secured around the legs of the latter, the two flaps may be interfastened through their length by the buttons and button-holes 13 and 14, the flaps 3 and 4 may be interfastened with any desired degree of tightness by means of the buttons 5 and studs 6, the sleeve straps 10 may be fastened with any desired degree of tightness by means of the button holes 11 and one of the buttons 12, a suitable row of hooks 8 may be engaged with a suitable row of eyes 9 to fasten the collar 7 with any degree of tightness, and the Norfolk jacket 1 may be tightly buttoned by means of usual buttons 1 and button-holes 1 These operations may be done with the utmost facility, and when completed the rider has his under suit so completely and snugly incased that it can not be subject to the harmful effects of the dust and grease always present in motor cycling.

The modified leg form shown in Fig. 5 simply comprises a rigid puttee 17 of leather or like material securely fastened to the trouser leg 2', adjacent the knee section of the latter. In this modification the trousers are preferably of half length .to permit the ready attachment of the puttees. The puttee here shown may be of any approved structure and may have the usual strap 17 encircling the same to secure it to the leg.

The suit herein described, as will now be more evident from the above description may be cheaply manufactured and embodies every feature desired by the motor cyclist and meets all of the requirements of a practical, efficient and inexpensive commercial article.

\Vhat I claim is:

A one-piece sportsmans suit comprising a coat, trousers attached thereto, leggings integral with said trousers, fastening means carried by the suit on the collar, on the sleeves adjacent the wrists, and on the trousers adjacent the waist line to fasten adjustably and snugly the respective portions of the suit to render it dust-proof and straps carried on the inner side of the leggings to hold the under trousers in shape and in place irrespective of the position of the independent fastening means for the leggings.

This specification signed and witnessed this 19th day of March A. D., 1912.

RUBIN LE SSELBAUM.

Signed in the presence of VVoR'rruNG'roN CAMPBELL, KATHERINE NORTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

